1. On Jan 19, 1917
- Reich Foreign Secretary Zimmermann's telegram to Mexico urging her entry into war against the United States is discovered and translated by the British.
2. Feb 1, 1917
- Germany again declares unrestricted submarine warfare.
3. April 6, 1917
- President Wilson asks Congress for a declaration of war with Imperial Germany.
4. Dec 3, 1917
- The new Russian government, represented by Leon Trotsky, signs an armistice with Germany.
5. Nov 9, 1918
- Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates.
6. Nov 11, 1918
- At eleven o'clock on the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, the war ends as Germany and Allies sign an Armistice.
7. Under "Maps and Battles" describe what was happening on the Western Front using the animated map.
- German offensive gains by July 18th. Allies finally stop German advance and begin to push back.
Then the armistice went into effect.
8. Go to "Photos of the Great War" and "Animals at War" select 3 pictures. Tell me what you found.
- Stork which landed on British aircraft
- French soldier with pet fox
- French soldier with pet cats
9. Under "Heads of State", pick one person you found there.
- Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand
10. Under the site"Aerodrome", describe what an "Ace" is?
- an ace is a military aviator or airman credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft.
- Reich Foreign Secretary Zimmermann's telegram to Mexico urging her entry into war against the United States is discovered and translated by the British.
2. Feb 1, 1917
- Germany again declares unrestricted submarine warfare.
3. April 6, 1917
- President Wilson asks Congress for a declaration of war with Imperial Germany.
4. Dec 3, 1917
- The new Russian government, represented by Leon Trotsky, signs an armistice with Germany.
5. Nov 9, 1918
- Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates.
6. Nov 11, 1918
- At eleven o'clock on the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, the war ends as Germany and Allies sign an Armistice.
7. Under "Maps and Battles" describe what was happening on the Western Front using the animated map.
- German offensive gains by July 18th. Allies finally stop German advance and begin to push back.
Then the armistice went into effect.
8. Go to "Photos of the Great War" and "Animals at War" select 3 pictures. Tell me what you found.
- Stork which landed on British aircraft
- French soldier with pet fox
- French soldier with pet cats
9. Under "Heads of State", pick one person you found there.
- Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand
10. Under the site"Aerodrome", describe what an "Ace" is?
- an ace is a military aviator or airman credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft.